Job Details

Senior Security Officer

This position is located in the Air National Guard (ANG) Security Forces Squadron. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the Senior Security Officer (Squadron Commander) over the Security Forces Squadron and all aspects of Integrated Defense, Law Enforcement, Air Base Ground Defense, Force Protection, and Anti-Terrorism as the Defense Force Commander (DFC) and Anti­Terrorism Officer (ATO). The incumbent of this position must be assigned as the Drill Status Commander.

MAJOR DUTIES:

• Exercises direct supervisory and personnel management responsibilities. Provides supervisory responsibility for subordinate security force squadron personnel to include Active Guard Reserve(AGR) military personnel, Federal Technicians, Security Cooperative Agreement (SCA) employees, and Drill Status Guardsman (DSG) to meet all Integrated Defense, LE and AT/FP requirements for the installation.
• Directs, plans, organizes, and oversees all Integrated Defense (ID) and Law Enforcement (LE) activities within an Air National Guard Wing as the Defense Force Commander (DFC). Reports directly to the Wing Commander for immediate threat responses and to the Mission Support Group Commander for routine matters.
• Directs, plans, organizes, and oversees all Anti-Terrorism (AT) and Force Protection (FP) activities within an Air National Guard Wing as the Anti-Terrorism Officer (ATO). When functioning as the ATO, reports directly to the Wing Commander and exercises broad delegated authority to independently manage the AT/FP program.
• Directs assessments of complex internal and external factors for effect to the organization and assigned missions. Conducts formal and informal assessments to determine criticality of organizational functions, identify vulnerabilities, assess internal and external threats, and calculate associated risk to wing mission(s) and personnel. Determines Wing Commander risk acceptance threshold.
• Performs other duties as assigned.